The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the first two years, when I had a strong majority in the House and the Senate, we were as productive as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For Democrats who are feeling completely discouraged, I've been trying to remind them, everybody remembers my Boston speech in 2004. They may… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“But by the end of two years, most have either changed careers or moved to suburban schools - a consequence of low… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's why I stand here tonight. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The issue here is not gonna be a list of accomplishments. As you said yourself, Steve, you know, I would put our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was gonna take time. It was gonna… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is my judgment that had I spent the first two years trying to get a single-payer system, all those folks who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In Indonesia, I had spent two years at a Muslim school, two years at a Catholic school. In the Muslim school, the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
